diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/KeyboardShortcuts/new-markdown-tiddler.tid b/plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/KeyboardShortcuts/new-markdown-tiddler.tid
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+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/KeyboardShortcuts/new-markdown-tiddler.tid
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+title: $:/plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/KeyboardShortcuts/new-markdown-tiddler
+tags: $:/tags/KeyboardShortcut
+key: ((new-markdown-tiddler))
+
+\whitespace trim
+<$navigator story="$:/StoryList" history="$:/HistoryList" openLinkFromInsideRiver={{$:/config/Navigation/openLinkFromInsideRiver}} openLinkFromOutsideRiver={{$:/config/Navigation/openLinkFromOutsideRiver}} relinkOnRename={{$:/config/RelinkOnRename}}>
+<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-new-tiddler" type="text/x-markdown"/>
+</$navigator>
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/config.multids b/plugins/tiddlywiki/markdown/config.multids
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+title: $:/config/
+
+ShortcutInfo/new-markdown-tiddler: {{$:/language/Buttons/NewMarkdown/Hint}}
+shortcuts-mac/new-markdown-tiddler: ctrl-M
+shortcuts-not-mac/new-markdown-tiddler: alt-M